The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-11-10

strikers shot four of my laborers thi
| morning from an ambush. I hay
telegraphed the governor for troops
Please zee that they get OF at once
The Washington Artillery were not
fed of the tenor of the dispatch, an
the officers ara awaiting the action o
the governor. The sugar plantation O
Mr.: La Cassagne is Greenwood. in tn
parish OF Tarrebone. on Bayou Black
eight miles from TigerviIIe, an,
between that point and HOuma
Prior to Friday last there were EN-
ployed upon the Greenwood plantation
about sixty laborers, twenty-five o
whom were white and the remainde
colOred. On Friday the latter al
struck for higher wages, but all tn,
white hands remained and continued
at work as usual. Mr.. La Cassagne a
once made arrangements for getting
the number OF labOrers required upoI
his plantation by engaging white mel
in this city, and yesterday fOrty-fiVC
were sent there, but whether the foul
men ambushed and shot this morning
were among the number of those re.
naming upon the plantation, is moi
known here.
LATER.
1t has been learned that no one was
killed, but a number were slightly
wounded.
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2.-While removing
the debris to-day from the cellar of the
Newman building, where the explosion
occurred Tuesday morning, an i'm
pOrtant development was made. 1t
was discovered that the explosion did
not occur in the Newman
building at all, but in the cellar adj
joining on the south, under the house
occupied by the Devere family. The
foundation wall separating the two
buildings has two holes, each about six
feet wide and some twenty feet apart,
knocked in it, and the heavy masonry
OF the wall was blown into Newman s
cellar. This confirms the report that
there were two explosions, and further
the agent used, a clue may be obtained
to the identity of the fiend who perpe-
trated the act.
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
LEAvENwoRTH, Nov. 2.-Morris, a
colored barber, of this city. committed
suicide this morning by the laudanum
route. He had been much depressed
in spirits for some time, and had
threatened to end his existence. He
was well and favorably known here,
being a member of the colored Mason's
lodge. He leaves wife and four chill
dren. His wife is a teacher in the
South Leavenworth cOlOred school.
he had been out OF work for some
time, and several weeks ago had writ
ten to his daughter, who resides in the
Indian Territory, to secure work for
him. Not hearing from her, he killed
himself. just as he was found dead,
the carrier left a letter at the house
telling him to come down there, as a
situation awaited him.
SOLDIERS ORDERED MOVED.
WASHING TON, Nov. 1.-Two COM
panies of the Sixth infantry have been
ordered from Fort Douglass, Salt
Lake City, to the ne W military reserva-
ton near Chicago. Major William
Lyster will comma nd the post. No
other troops will be ordered there for
the present. The object of garrisoning
during the winter and prepare
FOR the beginning of work early in the
spring. The troops will be available
in case there should be any anarchist
riots in Chicago, but it is stated at the
war department that this is not the
primary cause for ordering them there
at present.
TWO AND ONE-HALF YEARS.
CHICAGO, Nov. Arthur B. Camp
bell, book keeper for the Armour Pack
ing Co., was arraigned in court this
for the embeZZlement of $32,-
600 from the company and sentenced
10 two and one-half years imprlson-
ment. Young Campbell is of an ex-
cellent family, he is so years of age and
married.
CROW INDIANS ON THE WAR PATH.
MINNEAPoLIs, Nov. "a special
from Bismarck, OAK, says: 1t is re-
ported here that the 200 Crow Indians,
who escaped from the soldiers near
Custer, are now on the war path, and
that the soldiers in Montana are pre-
pairing the best they can for a defense.
Sitting Bull is at Standing Rock with
over 5000 SiouXs, and he is said to be
in league with the Crows. The people
west of the Missouri river ask that
Fort Lincoln be given more troops.
At present there are only five compan-
les at the post, and as this would be the
post from which the first check could be
put upon the outbreak from Standing
of troops be stationed here. n strong
effort will be made to have additional
troops sent at once, Notwithstanding
the report that Ft. Lincoln will be
TRAIN HELD UP.
PUEBLO, Nov.3.-About l o'clock this
morning several masked men stopped
the east bound Salt Lake express
on the Denver & Rio Grand road few
miles east of Grand Junction, and com
PEELED the engineer, fireman, mail and
express messengers to leave the
train, and while they were
being guarded by one of them, the
others passed through the train, rob-
bling the passengers of their money and
valuableS. The robbers then entered
the express car, but failed to open
the safe. Mail pouches were cut
and registered packages and letters
opened. The train was allowed to pro-
coed after being delayed over an hour
and the robbers took to the mountains.
1t is not yet learned how much money
they secured.
MURDERERS ARRESTED.
CLEVELAND, o., Nov. 3.-Mrs. Lii
lie Garrett, who is suspected of having
caused the death of her two inlbecile
stepdaughters and setting fire to the
house in the room where they slept,
was arrested to-day at Spencer,
Medina county, and will have hear
ing tomorrow. The coroner rendered
his verdict to-day, finding that they
came to their deaths from scalding and
suffocatior. Mrs. CARROTS husband
says Sne mas never treated the girls as
she should have treated them, but he
will not say whether or not he thinks
they were murdered.
HE WAS FRACTURED.
New YORK, Nov. 3.-JOhn j. Caugh-
lin, Al years old, an inmate of the
Wards Island insane asylum since
1878, died there yesterday. The at
tendants say he died from injuries re-
ceived in a fall from a ten-fuot
high extension while attempting
to escape. His injuries were conclusion
of the brain, fracture of the left wrist,
fracture of several ribs, fracture of the
left thigh, fracture of the left ankle,
and Commissions. It is thought singlaI
that such numerous and severe injuries
should result from such a slight fall
and an inquest will be held.
SKIPPED OUT.
CLINTON, Ia, Nov. 3.-Henry j
Pease, young and prominent farmer
and stock buyer, of Pease, Grove
Dewitt, near here, IS missing. He re
Gently disposed of all his real estate
personal property, ETC., and pocketeC
the money, leaving his creditors in tn,
lurch to the tune of $4,000. Thu